Remo Palomba (seated), a parishioner at JP’s St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church, is congratulated by Rev. Carlos Flor, pastor of JP’s parishes, after receiving the Cheverus Medal for good works in parish life by Cardinal Seán O’Malley (not pictured) on Nov. 23 at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross in the South End. (Photo by Patrick E. O’Connor)